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Do you wish the Aussie and Kiwi flags were more different? |
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No |
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I don't care |
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I'm from another country, and it bothers me |
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I'm from another country, and I don't care |
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gang ah jee

Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: city of paper
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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This is probably more appropriate these days.
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pollyplummer

Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Location: McMinnvillve, Oregon
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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woo! bring it... |
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crazylemongirl

Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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actually thorin that design is old. This one
is the current one.
I'm kiwi and don't really care more important things to worry about than a bloody flag.. I know the difference and it makes for a great general knowledge question. |
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billybrobby

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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gang ah jee wrote: |
This is probably more appropriate these days.
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hahaha, i was gonna do the same thing but i was too lazy. what are the stars? some famous constellations? or is it like "one star for every thousand pedophiles England shipped over here"
oh, i'm just kidding. you guys are laid back right? |
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thorin

Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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crazylemongirl wrote: |
actually thorin that design is old. This one
is the current one.
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they seem to approve:
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gang ah jee

Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: city of paper
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:44 am Post subject: |
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Here's my entry for the new New Zealand flag:
Kia kaha Te Tū Wehe Kaioha o Aotearoa!/Long live the Socialist Republic of New Zealand!
Last edited by gang ah jee on Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:11 am; edited 1 time in total |
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hellofaniceguy

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: On your computer screen!
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:00 am Post subject: |
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I wonder just how many of us could look at a page with let's say 50 well known flags on it..and I wonder which ones would be the most recognized right off the bat.
I think the Japanese, Canadian, the U.S. and a few other are among the most recognized around. Yes? No? |
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coldcrush
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Location: melbourne.... Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:39 am Post subject: |
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looks like a sheep's arse and tail.
prone and ready. |
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TJ
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:50 am Post subject: Aussie Flag |
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I can't speak for the Kiwis but there are many Australians who would like to see the British flag removed from our Australian flag.
If you know any thing about Australia's history you will know that Britain used Australia and its people. 200 years ago, Britain's prisons were full with mostly minor criminals so the Brits used Australia as a dumping ground for their surplus prisoners.
Another example :During the second world war, when Australia was under threat of invasion by the Japanese, our government called some of our troops home to defend Australia. The British government tried to divert the troop transports to Borneo because it suited them. Fortunately our government told the Brits to get @#$%&*'ed.
Later, the Brits conned our government into allowing them to test nuclear weapons in the Australian desert.
Individual Brits are OK but their government has a lot to answer for.
And some poeple wonder why we want a flag of our own. |
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Sleepy in Seoul

Joined: 15 May 2004 Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:22 am Post subject: |
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Derrek wrote: |
Sorry, but to someone who has never seen them before, and would only see them occasionally, they look darned near the same.
Unless you see them side-by-side.
When people not from your country see one of your flags at a time (which is normally the case) most have no clue: 1. What country it is 2. Or be able to choose between NZ or Aussie.
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As I said, the cognitively impaired...
coldcrush wrote: |
looks like a sheep's arse and tail.
prone and ready. |
It would seem that you have more than a good roast on your mind at the moment... you dirty, dirty person.  |
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VanGuy

Joined: 01 May 2005 Location: South Korea
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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I am a Kiwi and I would definately like to see our flag changed. I have been brought up with it all my life, yet still have to take a step back and think whether it is our flag or the Australian flag when I am presented with it. I would like our flag to look uniquely our own, and quite like the black/silver fern version posted previously. |
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crazylemongirl

Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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speaking of which I remember a funny story in the news a few months back about tame iti (maori protester) who got charged for shooting a flag.
Turned out the flag was an aussie one.
hehehehe |
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babtangee
Joined: 18 Dec 2004 Location: OMG! Charlie has me surrounded!
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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billybrobby wrote: |
what are the stars? some famous constellations? or is it like "one star for every thousand pedophiles England shipped over here"
oh, i'm just kidding. you guys are laid back right? |
The Great Southern Cross, numbnuts.
I'm pretty laid back - but I wouldn't put pedophile jokes in the same category. |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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I don't mind the current version. The symbolism of the Southern Cross and the blue background representing the Pacific Ocean is pretty cool. I'm ambivalent to the Union Jack, and the flag's similarity to the Australian one.
I don't really like the idea of having a predominantly black flag (too dark) with a stylized silver fern (on this design it looks white anyway) -- hmm, maybe we could bail out Air NZ again and buy its koru logo from them to make a new and better design..?! |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if Liberia and Malaysia wished their flags were different too.
I'll let you figure out which one is Malaysia's flag.
Canada original semi official flag before the Maple Leaf, the good ol' Red Ensign... which can be seen on the old $5/$10 blls which made a lot of stupid Canadians think there was an American flag on Canadian bills.

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